Mary Shelley authored a book.
Doug Blair 1951 (London)
She partnered wrong
Swept off her feet
By a Romantic
Who treated beautiful images
Cheaply, leeringly.
But spoke all the contrived
Words to win a woman’s heart
And then others. Percy did.
He couldn’t handle money
Couldn’t handle decency.
Looked at history only as
A naysayer (Ozymandias).
Irreverent.
Even about the essence of Life.
Took Mary to a number
Of symposiums
Featuring supposed doctors/quacks.
Who toyed with electricity
Cold mortal flesh unsettled
And a jerking leg or eyelid.
Mary wrote the Book.
Created the confused Monster
In the imaginations of myriads.
Contributed to grievous
Mistakes about Man replacing God.
Boris Karloff got a career.
Troubling people’s sleep.
Making for distrust of very tall men.
About this poem
Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. 1797 to 1851. https://www.poetry.com/poem/29032/alas%21-this-is-not-what-i-thought-life-was
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Written on February 13, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 13, 2023
Modified by dougb.21370 on February 13, 2023
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Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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